Select top in postgresql

In this article, we would like to show you how to find and selectthe first row from a table in PostgreSQL.

Quick solution:

Practical example

To show how to select the first N rowsfrom a table, we will use the following table:

PostgreSQL - example data used to select the first N rows from the table

Note:

At the end of this article you can find database preparation SQL queries.

Example 1 - select all columns

In this example, we will select all the information (columns)about the first 3users from the users table.

Query:

Output:

PostgreSQL - select first 3 rows from a table - result

Example 2 - select specified columns

In this example, we will findthe first 3 users id,name and emailcolumn information.

Query:

Output:

PostgreSQL - select first 3 rows from a table - result

Example 3 - first row in some order

In this example, we will select the first row in some order.

Output:

PostgreSQL - select first row from a table ordered by name (alphabetical) - result

Database preparation

create_tables.sqlfile:

insert_data.sqlfile: